We're visiting the National Railway Museum -300 years of railway history and a million things to see from uniforms and whistles all the way to historic trains and engines such as the Flying Scotsman. Check out the website:

As you know, York was flooded around Christmas; while things are much better now, almost back to normal, not all is well. 600 homes and businesses were badly damaged, and much of the disaster was due to bad decisions. Today's Guardian features an article worth reading: